Ayako Wakao
Born November 08, 1933 (Age: 92)
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Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group. She has gone on to appear in over 100 feature films, plus numerous television movies and series. She was a favorite actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of his films. In addition to her many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Kon Ichikawa, having starred or co-starred in seven of the director's works. She appeared in Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha and Street of Shame. She also appeared in Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ayako Wakao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group. She has gone on to appear in over 100 feature films, plus numerous television movies and series. She was a favorite actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of his films. In addition to her many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Kon Ichikawa, having starred or co-starred in seven of the director's works. She appeared in Kenji Mizoguchi's A Geisha and Street of Shame. She also appeared in Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds.
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Filmography
Onna no Katei
1977
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Age: 43
No Image
Onna no Natsu
1975
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Age: 41
Onna no Kyūka
1974
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Age: 40
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
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Age: 37
Spartan Education
1970
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Age: 36
Thousand Cranes
1969
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as Mrs. Ota
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Age: 35
One Day at Summer's End
1968
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as Mariko Nozaki
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Age: 35
Shojo jutai
1966
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as Aiko Takano
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Age: 32
While Yet a Wife
1965
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Age: 31
I'll Cry Alone
1965
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Age: 31
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
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Age: 31
Modae
1964
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Age: 30
She Came For Love
1963
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as Toshiko Ikuta
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Age: 29
Bury Me Deep
1963
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as Mrs. Senzu
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Age: 29
The Third Will
1963
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as Fumino Hamada
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Age: 29
Girls Born in August
1963
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Age: 29
Red Love, Green Love
1962
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as Yukiko Oda
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Age: 28
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
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Age: 28
Closing Time
1962
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as Kimiko Matsuno
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Age: 28
Their Legacy
1962
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Age: 28
The Radiant Prince
1961
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as Aoi no ue
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Age: 27
A Geisha's Diary
1961
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as Koen
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Age: 27
A Design for Dying
1961
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Age: 27
Triangle Moods
1961
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as Mariko Naoe
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Age: 27
A Lustful Man
1961
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as Yuugiridayuu
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Age: 27
Les Mesdemoiselles
1961
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as Kasumi Fujisawa
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Age: 27
Marriageable Age
1961
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Age: 27
The Ginza Three Boys
1961
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as Chikami Akiyama
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Age: 27
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
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as Tayori
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Age: 27
Victory and Defeat
1960
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as Shizuko Abe
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Age: 26
Bonchi
1960
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as Ponta
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Age: 26
The Rockabilly Lady
1960
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as Mie Yashiro
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Age: 26
Enchanted Princess
1959
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as Princess Kinuta / Okuro
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Age: 26
Floating Weeds
1959
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as Kayo
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Age: 26
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
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as Shinobu Takaniwa
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Age: 25
Beauty the Enemy
1959
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as Keiko Yoshino
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Age: 25
Jirocho Fuji
1959
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as Okiku
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Age: 25
The Cast-Off
1959
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as Takako Sanada
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Age: 25
The Gaijin
1959
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Age: 25
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
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Age: 25
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
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as Kyoko Nonomiya
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Age: 25
Goodbye, Hello
1959
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as Kazuko Aota
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Age: 25
Musume no boken
1958
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Age: 24
A Grain of Wheat
1958
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as Numata Ichiko
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Age: 24
The Judo Champ
1958
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Age: 24
Love River
1958
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Age: 24
Firefly Light
1958
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as Oryo
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Age: 24
Mother
1958
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as Miss Mochizuki
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Age: 24
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
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Age: 24
Tokyo Eyes
1958
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Age: 24
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
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as Yuri Mamiya
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Age: 22
Bridge of Japan
1956
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as Ochise
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Age: 22
Tears
1956
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Age: 22
Cascading White Threads
1956
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Age: 22
Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa
1956
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Age: 22
Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream
1956
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Age: 22
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
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Age: 22
Tama wa kudakezu
1955
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Age: 21
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
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as Yumiko Kiryû
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Age: 21
Farewell, Innocence
1955
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as Mizosawa Reiko
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Age: 21
No Image
Farewell Song
1955
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Age: 21
Victory or Defeat
1954
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Age: 21
Maiko monogatari
1954
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Age: 20
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
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Age: 20